German election results: Friedrich Merz wins, far-right AfD is 2nd in historic success

From Associated Press.

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II, projections showed. Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceded defeat for his center-left Social Democrats after what he called “a bitter election result.” (AP video by Fanny Brodersen, production by Kerstin Sopke) Read more here: https://bit.ly/4hMZjG8

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